Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 389 - 247: A Chance for Revenge (Long - ) Part 4
"There’s no need to discuss this matter any further!"
Li An’s face showed displeasure. "The Cloud-Striking Eagle once saved my life. Even if you offer me the chance for Divinity Transformation, I wouldn’t sell even a drop of its blood for just a Spirit Stone!"
Resolute and unwavering in righteousness.
Deep down, she did want to sell it, but mainly because he didn’t have the Cloud-Striking Eagle anyway.
Shee Anqi wanted to say something more, but Jiang Shangfeng had already stopped her. Having finally found Li An to help craft the Array, they naturally couldn’t afford to offend him. He said, "We were rash. Please rest assured, fellow Daoist, we will never bring this up again!"
Li An nodded.
"Then it’s settled. We shall take our leave now."
Jiang Shangfeng and Shee Anqi immediately left.
...
After they left.
"These several Arrays, when combined, seem to be just a part, what do you think?"
Li An spoke towards Shangguan Xiaoxiao.
Fifty years had passed, Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s Divine Soul finally recovered to the level it was before the battle at Yellow Springs Valley, and she no longer needed to be in constant slumber.
"Hmm, this is part of the Dao Sect’s Evil Suppression Peak Luo Tian Grand Array. The Luo Tian Grand Array, in ancient times, was said to assist Celestial Masters in their Immortal Ascension Ceremony. Later, however, no one became immortal, and the Luo Tian Grand Array was repeatedly weakened, able to only help Refining Void cultivators advance to Harmonization Dao, or condense the legendary Evil-Suppressing Celestial Blood..."
"The Peak Master of Evil Suppression Peak, Li Tianpeng, has long been a Harmonization Dao expert, and in recent years, no one else has approached this threshold... It’s likely his descendants are aiming to condense the Celestial Blood."
"To condense the Celestial Blood, a drop of extremely evil blood is needed as a guide, just as the Evil King’s lineage has shown traces in the Primordial Spirit Realm, a perfect fit."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao spoke indifferently, as if nothing could escape her sight!
After hearing this, Li An was somewhat shocked, the Evil-Suppressing Celestial Blood...
He had heard about it in the Scripture Pavilion.
Evil-Suppressing Celestial Blood, one of the strongest bloodlines since ancient times, and the legendary "Celestial Master" mostly have this bloodline, and Celestial Masters are the closest to the Immortal Dao...
Who will be the one to condense the Celestial Blood?
A familiar figure gradually emerged before Li An’s eyes...
Li Yunxiao!
It should be no one else but him.
This person... has always been on Li An’s list of enemies.
Back at the Dao Sect’s Array Forging Conference, Li An had been ambushed and his Heavenly Dao Token was taken, leaving him gravely injured and soon after dead.
Although there was no concrete evidence, considering everything, it could only be a few people.
Luo Zijie from Heroic Sword Peak, Dai Xiongtian, Li Yunxiao from Evil Suppression Peak... Of course, the elder powerhouses from their respective peaks must have been involved as well.
Li Yunxiao was the most suspicious, for this person had personally taken action to seriously harm Li An after Dai Xiongtian and Luo Zijie’s failures.
And now, he’s planning to condense the Celestial Blood in the Primordial Spirit Realm?
"Hmm, that Shee Anqi seems to have also cultivated an Evil Skill, originating from the same source as your old flame, Tan Qingxue."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao casually mentioned.
Li An’s mind became even clearer!
It seems, Shee Anqi and Jiang Shangfeng’s involvement in this matter should be due to Tan Qingxue’s influence...
Back in the Emperor Origin Realm, the most loyal followers of Tan Qingxue were the Shee sisters, and now Tan Qingxue has a prestigious status in Dao Sect, and with the opportunity, she would certainly lend Shee Anqi a hand...
So, she passed on the Secret Technique of Evil Skill.
No wonder Shee Anqi would want to buy Li An’s Cloud-Striking Eagle Spiritual Blood.
Looks like, not only Li Yunxiao, but Tan Qingxue has also come to the Primordial Spirit Realm...
Li An pondered deeply, weighing his options.
This is an opportunity, a chance for revenge!
He has a chance to tamper with the Array, thereby disrupting Li Yunxiao’s ritual...
"No!"
But after a long time, Li An shook his head.
The risk is too great!
In such an important matter as condensing the Celestial Blood, Evil Suppression Peak must surely regard it with utmost importance, and the Array crafted by Li An would be strictly inspected.
Even though he had impressive proficiency in Arrays, with Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s help... But, the Dao Sect has deep roots and no shortage of Array Masters!
If discovered, Li An would immediately fall into a perilous situation.
Having made a difficult escape from Dao Sect, Li An does not want to fall into their hands again.
The hatred with Li Yunxiao... must be set aside for now.
He absolutely cannot let hatred endanger his safety!
There’s no problem with not seeking revenge!
Conversely, Li An began to consider what benefits this matter could bring him.
Firstly, he would certainly help with this request. Even if Li An doesn’t craft the Array, Li Yunxiao and his associates would find someone else; given this, he might as well seize the opportunity to earn more Spirit Stones.
The Spirit Stones of an enemy are still Spirit Stones, the money of an enemy is still money, three thousand Spirit Stones - who wouldn’t love that?
Secondly, Jiang Shangfeng and others are associated with Tan Qingxue and Li Yunxiao, which implies that the region where the Jiang Clan resides in the South Peak Continent is very safe.
In the entire Primordial Spirit Realm and even the New Continent, maybe only the South Peak Continent can resist the Evil King’s lineage.
If possible, blending into the South Peak Continent now, relying on the protection of Dao Sect, may be the safest course of action.
However, this also comes with risks. After all, Li An now harbors multiple evil cultivation techniques, and if he’s not careful, he might reveal something to the Dao Sect elders, leaving him with no burial place.
Li An sighed lightly. This approach was mostly impractical.
"Hey, De Fu?"
Seeing Li An remain silent, Shangguan Xiaoxiao proactively reminded him that it was time to give her the De Fu Pill...
"Alright."
Li An handed Shangguan Xiaoxiao a handful of pills and said, "Eat them sparingly, or you’ll get cavities."
"Pfft, you’re fooling little girls!"
...
At this moment.
In the skies, Jiang Shangfeng and Shee Anqi were flying.
"Shangfeng, do you think that Gu Dao can manage this?"
Shee Anqi was somewhat worried.
"There’s no other way now..."
Jiang Shangfeng sighed and said, "Anqi, Elder Tan gave us this task as a chance for us to earn merit. The vast Dao Sect doesn’t lack a few arrays; she wants us to get involved so that, later on, she can recommend us to become disciples of the Dao Sect, or at the very least, have us become an affiliated family, which also promises a bright future!"
"No matter what, we must succeed! Otherwise, we’ll be letting down Elder Tan’s painstaking efforts, and your deep friendship with her!"
"In that case, let’s find some other array masters and have them join in on the refining to ensure everything is foolproof!"
Shee Anqi also nodded.
"By the way, the last time we met, you asked Elder Tan about that Li An. She was clearly displeased, so don’t bring it up again!"
Jiang Shangfeng suddenly reminded.
Hearing this, Shee Anqi sighed mournfully.
...
...
In the following days, Li An began to study the array Jiang Shangfeng wanted.
Although he could create it, it was indeed complex and required focused attention.
"Old Gu, Gao Tai is here to visit!"
But just a few days later, Gao Tai arrived again.
Li An had to pause his work to greet Gao Tai.
"Old Gu, I’ve brought you big business..."
When they met, Gao Tai enthusiastically patted Li An on the shoulder and said, "A deal worth tens of thousands of Spirit Stones. How are you going to thank me?"
Li An was momentarily shocked, then delighted and said, "Quickly, tell me, Brother Gao!"
Gao Tai said, "No rush, first serve me your best Spirit Tea!"
Li An personally poured him tea, and after slowly sipping a mouthful, Gao Tai said, "Old Gu, we’ve known each other for fifty years. In these fifty years, I’ve advanced from Mid-Stage Nascent Soul to Late-Stage Nascent Soul, while you’re still stuck at Early-Stage Nascent Soul... Your cultivation speed is, to say the least, a bit slow."
"At this rate, you’ll never reach Divinity Transformation."
Li An sighed deeply, "My aptitude is limited, there’s really no hope..."
Gao Tai leaned closer and said, "What if I had a cultivation technique that could reshape your aptitude and give you a glimpse of Divinity Transformation?"
Li An showed a look of surprise in his eyes and said, "What technique?"
"Don’t be in a hurry; would you dare ingest this pill? Take it, and you’ll know if what I say is true."
Gao Tai handed Li An a pill.
Li An glanced at it and immediately sensed the rich evil energy within it.
Clearly, Gao Tai was testing him.
If Li An took the pill, it would mean he was greedy and eager for the opportunity Gao Tai spoke of, and Gao Tai would then reveal the real opportunity to him.
If Li An refused... then he would likely be excluded or even dealt with by Gao Tai!
Li An hesitated for a moment, but eventually, his eyes burned with eagerness as he took the pill and swallowed it.
He generated saliva and transformed it into liquid, and within him, the evil power began to operate, while Gao Tai looked on satisfactorily at Li An and said, "Circulate this power through your Three Yang Veins..."
He instructed Li An on how to operate it.
Li An was somewhat surprised as Gao Tai’s method originated from the Heaven-Stealing Skill.
The Heaven-Stealing Skill could reshape the Dantian, and this small method was also beneficial for the Dantian, no wonder Gao Tai was so confident...
Yet, unbeknownst to Gao Tai, Li An, in a certain sense, was still considered a closed-door disciple of Evil Fourteen. Compared to him, Gao Tai showing off his skills was truly akin to using an axe before a master!
But Li An played along with his act without revealing anything.
After a long time passed.
"How wondrous, how wondrous! However, this power seems not to be of the Righteous Dao..."
Li An looked at Gao Tai with a face full of joy and puzzlement.
"Of course, it’s not of the Righteous Dao..."
Gao Tai laughed, "Fellow Daoist Gu, what you’re cultivating is an Evil Skill, generating Evil Qi... hahaha, congratulations on joining us!"
But Li An was simply stupefied.
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